Course overview

What will I learn?
This course focuses on general management issues, including legislation, compliance with authorisation conditions, quality assurance and control. You’ll gain perspectives from all sides – regulators, industrial emitters and contract source testing organisations. You’ll also look at measurement and analytical techniques. Gaseous and particulate emissions will be covered and both extractive sampling and in situ methods will be discussed. Towards the end of the course there will be a workshop on calculation methods, something which is relevant to everyone involved in emissions monitoring.

How will I benefit?
Whether you’re new to the field or looking to update your knowledge, you’ll gain a broad overview of industrial air pollution monitoring. You’ll have the opportunity to meet equipment and services providers.
If you’re a stack tester requiring personal certification under the Environment Agency's MCERTS scheme, the sessions on Day One are particularly relevant to MCERTS level 2 (team leaders). Day Two is particularly relevant to MCERTS Technical Endorsements 1 (particles), 2 (trace species) and 3 (manual methods for gases). Sessions on Day Three are particularly relevant to MCERTS Technical Endorsement 4 (instrumental methods for gases).

Continuous in situ methods for gases, particulates and flow monitoring

Selection of analytical techniques - a case study

Gas composition calculations and uncertainty estimation.

The 2017 course programme and leaflet will be available approximately 3 months prior to the course. However, you can view and download the 2016 course details for further information by clicking the course leaflet and course programme link.

Who should attend?

This course is for you if you have an interest in industrial air pollution monitoring and will be particularly useful if you’re:

an environmental manager

an environmental consultant

an Environment Agency/SEPA officer

a control and instrumentation specialist

a contract testing engineer

a works chemist or engineer with responsibility for emissions

an operator of plant subject to PPC/EPR authorisation.

What our delegates say

"An excellent course which I would recommend to anyone involved in air monitoring"PX Ltd

"Brought the whole of the UK's air monitoring expertise together to present cutting edge techniques to enhance the knowledge of the delegates"Natural Resources Wales

"A well organised and well-presented course, containing very useful and interesting information that is up to date, and presented by industry experts."Veolia

Speakers

Course Director:
Dr Andrew Clarke - Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds

Please note that bookings via the “Accommodation Booking” link must be made two weeks before the course commences at the latest to qualify for the special rates and to guarantee room availability. Any accommodation requests after this date should be made direct with the hotel and will be subject to availability and rates.​​